Public Sector Rich List - Education

Central government funding of teaching in higher education has declined in recent years with more and more of the cost of tuition being met by students. While the maximum cost of student loans tripled to £9,000, the proportion of the cost of tuition covered by the Higher Education Funding Council for England’s teaching grant has fallen from 59 per cent in 2009-10 to 34 per cent in 2013-14. The overall funding per student fell by 8.9 per cent over the same period.

Public Sector Rich List - Education

As part of The Public Sector Rich List, The TaxPayers’ Alliance has compiled the most comprehensive list of education employees who had total annual remuneration over £100,000.

Higher Education

Central government funding of teaching in higher education has declined in recent years with more and more of the cost of tuition being met by students. While the maximum cost of student loans tripled to £9,000, the proportion of the cost of tuition covered by the Higher Education Funding Council for England’s teaching grant has fallen from 59 per cent in 2009-10 to 34 per cent in 2013-14. The overall funding per student fell by 8.9 per cent over the same period.

However, despite reductions in funding per students, salaries in many higher education institutions are amongst the highest in the public sector, raising questions over student value for money.

Schools

During 2013-14, there were pay freezes across the public sector and several teaching staff strikes were led by the National Union of Teachers (NUT) and the National Association of Schoolmasters Union of Teachers (NASUWT).